order; sequence; procedure
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
human work; human agency; art; artificiality
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
sharing; division; draw; tie
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
charm; incantation; spell; curse
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
white horse; unrefined sake
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
embodying; expressing concretely
approximation; having a close resemblance
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
rope; cord; policeman's rope
permanence; perpetuity; Chōkyū era (1040.11.10-1044.11.24)
vitality; energy; dynamism
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture